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Capital:
Columbus
State
abbreviation/Postal code: Ohio/OH
Governor: Ted
Strickland, D (to Jan. 2011)
Lieut. Governor: Lee
Fisher, D (to Jan. 2011)
Senators: Sherrod
Brown, D (to Jan. 2013); George V. Voinovich,
R (to Jan. 2011)
U.S. Representatives:
18
Historical biographies of Congressional members
Secy. of State: Jennifer
J. Brunner, D (to Jan. 2011)
Treasurer: Richard
Cordray, D (to Jan. 2011)
Atty. General: Marc Dann,
D (to Jan. 2011)
Entered Union (rank):
March 1, 1803 (17)
Present constitution
adopted: 1851
Motto: With God
all things are possible
State symbols:
|
flower |
scarlet
carnation (1904) |
|
tree |
buckeye (1953) |
|
bird |
cardinal
(1933) |
|
insect |
ladybug (1975) |
|
gemstone |
flint (1965) |
|
song |
�Beautiful
Ohio� (1969) |
|
beverage |
tomato juice
(1965) |
|
fossil |
trilobite
(1985) |
|
animal |
white-tailed
deer (1988) |
|
wildflower |
large white
trillium (1987) |
Nickname: Buckeye
State
Origin of name:
From an Iroquoian word meaning �great river�
10 largest cities (2005
est.): Columbus, 730,657; Cleveland,
452,208; Cincinnati, 308,728; Toledo,
301,285; Akron, 210,795; Dayton,
158,873; Parma, 82,837; Youngstown, 81,469;
Canton, 79,478; Lorain, 67,820
Land area: 40,948
sq mi. (106,055 sq km)
Geographic center: In
Delaware Co., 25 mi. NNE of Columbus
Number of counties: 88
Largest county by population
and area: Cuyahoga, 1,335,317 (2005); Ashtabula,
703 sq mi.
State forests: 20 (more
than 183,000 ac.)
State parks: 74 (more
than 204,000 ac.)
Residents: Ohioan
2005 resident population est.:
11,464,042
2000 resident census
population (rank): 11,353,140 (7). Male:
5,512,262 (48.6%); Female: 5,840,878 (51.4%).
White: 9,645,453 (85.0%); Black:
1,301,307 (11.5%); American Indian: 24,486
(0.2%); Asian: 132,633 (1.2%); Other race:
88,627 (0.8%); Two or more races: 157,885
(1.4%); Hispanic/Latino: 217,123 (1.9%).
2000 percent population 18 and over: 74.6; 65
and over: 13.3; median age: 36.2.
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